Teacher Gift Card Holder

Welcome to another adventure in paper crafting. Recently I was ask if I could create a gift card holder for a movie gift certificate, based on an idea. So... away I went to my crafting supplies to see what I could create. I pulled out the paper, circuit
cartridges, inks and glue and away I went. Below is what I came up with and I have added the measurements and items I used if you want to create the same project.

Instructions:
 1. Gift card Pocket: 1- 8 1/2 x 11 red cardstock.  Using the CTMH Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge I cut a 6 inch Card using the Tag5 image on page 70. When the image I cut there will be a flap that you will need to fold to the right to create the pocket. Glue the bottom and the left edge of the pocket and press down to make sure it's glued closed.

2. "Popcorn":  Cut  five 1" and 2" Flower5 on page 48 from the CTMH Art Philosophy Cricuit Cartridge using white cardstock. I then inked the flowers with Crème Brulee Ink from CTMH. Glue the popcorn pieces on both the outside of the pocket and peaking out of the inside of the pocket. To give it a 3d effect layer the popcorn and us pop dots on the inside of the pocket.

3. "Thank You Ticket Stub"  Cut a 1" Rctangle4 found on page 25 from the CTMH Art Philosophy Cricuit Cartridge using white cardstock. I then stamped the Thank You Image from the "Frames, Tags and Borders" stamp set that comes with the Art Philosophy Cartridge. The ink I used was CTMH Chocolate

4. "Star": Cut a 3" star found on page 67 of the CTMH Artiste Cricut Cartridge out of yellow card stock

5. "Movie Strip": Cut 2" movie strip fround on page 67 of the CTMH Artiste Cricuit Cartridge out of black card stock.

Once all pieces are cut assemble them as shown below and you have your very own Movie Gift Card Pocket to give to a friend, teacher or whomever on your gift list!

Supply List:

Art Philosphy Cricut Cartidge
Artiste Cricut Cartidge
Crème Brulee Exclusive Ink Pad
Cranberry Exclusive Ink Pad
Chocolate Exclusive Ink Pad
Black, White and Yellow Cardstock
1 x 3 My Acrylix clear Block
Sponge Daubers
Adhesive
Pop Dots



The supplies that are linked are available through my website stephaniehouck.ctmh.com. If you have any questions feel free to leave a comment below.
Happy Paper Crafting!

Celebrating Scrapbooking Day!

Happy Scrapbooking Day!!!! So tonight I  thought it would sit down and create  create a Birthday Card that was similar to the Octanauts characters and a layout using some of the scrap pieces of paper laying around for scrapbooking day. How many of us have a ton of scraps that we keep "just in case"? I challenge you to create something out of your scraps and to reuse stamps you haven't used in a while or at all. Here are pictures of my creations today.

 Hope you them!


Supplies:
 
Cherish Scrapbook Layouts Made Beautifully Simple.  (CTMH)
Cloud Nine Card Making Kit (CTMH)-Retired
Black Ink, Lagoon Ink (CTMH)
Create-A-Critter (Cricut Cartidge)
Stamp Set from Design Decore Frame Kit (CTMH)
Adhesive



Happy Paper Crafting!

National Scrapbooking Month

Hello! It's May and that means it's National Scrapbooking Month. Do you have a favorite paper collecition that you like to use when scrapbooking? It's hard to choose just one one there are sooooo many; BoBunny, My Mind's Eye, Graphic 45, Doodle Bug...  First my fav of course is Close to My Heart and this month's special (before I forget to mention it) they are offering a "Free to Be Me" paper packet for just $5.00's with a qualifying purchase.

 

 

Contact me for details on how to get ahold of your own "Free to be Me" paper packet. Available May 1-31st only.

 

 

Happy Paper-Crafting!

Welcome to Adventures in Paper Crafting.. Do you love the Cricut and do you love CTMH Products? The April is the time to join the CTMH family. Why? Because, during the month of April if you join CTMH as a consultant you will receive your favorite "art-full" Close To My Heart Cricut^® collection FREE!   Our New Consultant Kit is just $99 and comes packed with nearly triple the retail value in products and supplies to help you succeed. Plus, when you qualify for the Straight To The Top program, you will be refunded the price of your New Consultant Kit. Select your FREE Cricut^® collection—retail priced at $99—when you order your New Consultant Kit and watch your new business soar!
  If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me and if you want to sign up simply follow the link http://stephaniehouck.ctmh.com/ctmh/what-we-do/be-a-consultant.aspx

Happy Paper Crafting!

Thanks for stopping by my blog. Today I am posting a simple Birthday card that you can make. This card was made using the Ivy Lane Paper packet from CTMH. If you have any questions, please leave a post below. I have given the measurements of each piece.

1. Using Ivy Lane Green cardstock cut a top folding card measuring 4 1/4 by 5 1/5.

2. Using a corner rounder round all four corners of the card base and then ink the card using the Pear Exclusive Ink from CTM

3. Cut 2 pieces of the Hollyhock cardstock found in the paper packet. The first piece measures 3 3/4 x 2 1/4. The second piece measures 2 1/4 x 1 1/4.  Once the pieces are cut ink the edges with Hollyhock Exclusive Inks from CTMH.

4. Cut 2 pieces of the B&T Duo paper. The first piece measures 3 1/2 x 2 and the second piece measures 2 x 1. Ink the purple pieces with Smokey Plum Exclusive Ink from CTMH and then adhere to the Hollyhock cardstock.

5. To complete the outside of the card, adhere the hollyhock card stock to the base of your card leaving a space between to add your birthday sentiment. The Happy Birthday that you see here is from the CTMH Teddy Bear Birthday Jeanette's Archive Stamp set. I also added a big of bling to the left side of the card shown below.

6. The inside of card is completed by using the Bamboo Card stock found in the paper packet. It measures 4 x 5 1/4 and the edges were inked and the birthday presents (also from the same stamp set as the sentiment) used Smokey Plum Ink. Adhere the bamboo card stock to the green cardstock.

Below are links to the products that I used to created this card. If you have any questions feel free to contact me. Happy Paper Crafting!!!!


Supply List

Ivy Lane Paper Packet
Exclusive Inks: Smokey Plumb, Hollyhock, Pear
Teddy Bear Birthday Jeanette's Archive Stamp Set
Sparkles Clear Assortment
1 3x1/2 My Acrylic Stamp Block
Corner Rounder
Paper Trimmer
Adhesive

March Special with CTMH

Are you a digital scrapbooker or have you thought about it? During the month of March you can scrap to your hearts content without the mess. Take all those digital pictures that you have wanted to print out and instead of printing them upload them to the Studio J workshop and create beautiful layouts at a discounted price. Each layout is shipped directly to you and is ready to be placed in an album or framed for the wall. For more details visit my webpage http://stephaniehouck.ctmh.com/ctmh/promotions/campaigns/1403-studio-savings.aspx


Happy Scrapping!

Happy New Year and other happenings.

Happy New Year to all my crafting friends. I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and a great New Years. I want to take one moment and Thank You for making 2013 a successful year for my CTMH Business. I couldn't have done it without each and everyone one of you. As we move into 2014 I am continuing on with CTMH and I am looking for feedback from you.

Below you will find a list of ideas for 2014 please leave a comment on what you would like to see.

1. Card kits pre-cut for purchase
2. Scrapbook Layouts pre-cut for purchase
3. $10.00 workshops every other month (attend the workshop for 10.00's or place an order for $10.00's and workshop is free)
4. Monthly Online gathering in which whomever purchases would be entered to be the hostess if the gathering reaches the first level of hostess rewards.
5. Other


I have also set a couple of goals for 2014 and need your help in achieving them.

1. Host 1 gathering a month (This can be a catalog, online or in house gathering)

2. Reach $150.00 in sales each month


Thank you all again and I am looking forward to a great New Year!

Happy Paper crafting!